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Ophicleide
Ophicleide made entirely of brass in a U-shaped conical tube with flared upright bell, having nine flat, round-cover keys mounted in posts with rods, affixed to oval plates. It has a detachable, double-coiled crook with ligature screw.
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1840–1900 - Maker:
Guichard [Corporation] - Collection:
Museum of Army Music - Inventory number:
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Paris (Timezone: Europe/Paris) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.213 Labrosones with fingerholes, with (wider) conical bore
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- Inscriptions:Stamped on bell: [trademark] / Guichard Breveté / A PARIS
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.213 Labrosones with fingerholes, with (wider) conical bore
- Repository:Museum of Army Music
- Measurements:Height: 1100mm; Bell diameter: 220mm; Sounding length: 2845mm